A.S. Haley on the Pittsburgh Decision

Judge James Goes off the Deep End
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Up until now, I have reserved judgment about the legal abilities of Judge Joseph M. James of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. Based on the transcripts of the arguments before him, he had seemed to maintain an open mind in the proceedings, which placed at issue the ability of the Diocese of Pittsburgh headed by the Rt. Rev. Robert A. Duncan to hold the assets it had acquired for the benefit of the parishes which made up its membership.

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